NHER 17817 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking in around 1981 recovered a Mesolithic flint axehead, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds and roof tiles and undatable lava quern fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish HEMPSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 1981 (or earlier). Fieldwalking. Hales Survey.
Field south of earthworks:
12 medieval pottery sherds (unglazed).
1 undatable pottery sherd (oxidised).
7 peg roof tile fragments
Identified and compiled by A. Rogerson (NAU), January 1982.
Information from (S1).
P. Watkins (HES), 4 August 2014.

Pre 1 October 1981. Fieldwalking.
1 Mesolithic flint axehead. Damaged cutting edge, triangular section and untrimmed butt. See drawing (S2).
Medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds.
Undatable lava quern fragments.
Compiled by W. Milligan (NCM), 1 October 1981.
Information from (S1). It is noted that the axehead is not the same object as a Neolithic chisel seen by J. J. Wymer - this is from NHER 17780 despite what was entered on an earlier version of this record card.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 August 2014.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1981. Drawing of a Mesolithic flint axehead from Hempstead. Paper. 1:1.
  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • POT (Unknown date)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2026 8:43AM

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